T hin basement membrane nephropathy (TBMN) is the most common cause of persistent hematuria in children and adults, the other main causes being IgA nephropathy and Alport syndrome (1–3). In addition to hematuria, patients with TBMN usually have minimal proteinuria, normal renal function, and uniformly thinned glomerular basement membranes (GBM), as determined by electron microscopy. TBMN, which...

A 35-year-old male presented with multiple interrupted episodes of frank hematuria and persistent microscopic hematuria. CT urogram demonstrated a nonspecific lesion in the bladder. Cystoscopy showed bladder wall that was biopsied, histopathology confirmed xanthoma, rare diagnosis This case report performs review current literature examines necessary investigations,differential diagnoses, manag...

IgA Nephropathy (IgAN) and thin basement membrane nephropathy (TBMN) are the most common and important causes of persistent hematuria in childhood, and with great interest I have read the published article by Hwang et al [1] that appeared in a recent issue of Kidney Research and Clinical Practice entitled “Clinical manifestations of IgA nephropathy combined with thin glomerular basement membran...

BACKGROUND/AIMS No definite conclusions have been reached about the natural history of patients with isolated microscopic hematuria (IMH). In this study, we observed the natural history of patients with IMH and examined factors related to a pathologic diagnosis and subsequent prognosis. METHODS We retrospectively evaluated 156 subjects with IMH who had a renal biopsy performed. Of the 156 sub...

The increasing interest in healthcare and health screening events is revealing additional cases of asymptomatic isolated microscopic hematuria (IMH). However, a consensus of the evaluation and explanation of the IMH prognosis is controversial among physicians. Here, we present the natural course of IMH together with the pathological diagnosis and features to provide supportive data when approac...

case presentation the current report presented an eight-year-old girl with microscopic hematuria and chronic abdominal pain along with short review of anatomy, pathophysiology, clinical significance and management of this syndrome. conclusions the nutcracker syndrome should be differentiated from unexplained chronic abdominal pain. introduction renal vein entrapment, named nutcracker phenomenon...

www.turner-white.com B lood in the urine is a common problem that can be a sign of a number of benign and malignant underlying diseases. Hematuria may be macroscopic (visible on gross examination) or microscopic.1,2 The American Urological Association defines microscopic hematuria as 3 or more red blood cells (RBCs) per high-power field (hpf) on microscopic analysis of 2 or 3 properly collected...